Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy chair of Russia's Security Council, said Sunday that if Ukraine's struggling counteroffensive was successful, Russia would have to use nuclear weapons. "By repelling the collective enemy’s counteroffensive, our Armed Forces are defending...
Russia Says One Civilian Injured in Ukrainian Drone Attack on Moscow
A civilian was wounded in a Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow early Sunday morning, Russia's TASS news agency reported, citing Russian emergency services. The Russian Defense Ministry said three drones targeted the Russian capital. It said one was shot down, and two...
Putin Says Fighting in Southeastern Ukraine ‘Intensified Significantly’
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that fighting in southeastern Ukraine "intensified significantly" a day after US officials said the main thrust of the Ukrainian counteroffensive had started. "As of the recent days - yes, indeed, we confirm that...
Arms Control Experts Criticize US for Not Sending Russia Proposal to Curb Nuclear Weapons Deployments
Arms control experts have criticized the Biden administration for failing to send a proposal to Russia on maintaining limits on nuclear weapons deployments that was publicly floated by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan last month. Sullivan said on June 2 that...
Ukrainian SBU Takes Credit for Last Year’s Crimean Bridge Bombing
On Wednesday, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) took responsibility for the October 2022 truck bombing of the Crimean Bridge that connects Crimea to the Russian mainland. While it's been clear that Ukraine was behind the bombing, which killed three people, Kyiv...
US Officials Say the Main Thrust of Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Has Started
US officials told The New York Times on Wednesday that the main thrust of Ukraine's counteroffensive has started while the Russian military reported a "massive" Ukrainian tank attack in the southern Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Unnamed Pentagon officials told the Times that...
US and Allies Preparing to Support an Open-Ended Conflict in Ukraine
The US and its allies are worried that Ukraine's stalled counteroffensive means the war between Russian and Ukrainian forces will be an open-ended conflict, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The report said the US was hoping Ukraine would regain some territory...
Ukraine’s Military Intelligence: Drone Attacks on Moscow Will ‘Increase in Scale’
After two drones targeted Moscow early Monday, a Ukrainian military intelligence spokesman warned such attacks on the Russian capital city will "continue and increase in scale" in a rare Ukrainian admission of responsibility for attacks inside Russia. "The strikes on...
Russia Accuses Ukraine of Killing Journalist With US Cluster Bombs
Russia on Saturday accused Ukrainian forces of killing a Russian journalist in the southern Zaporizhzhia region using US-provided cluster munitions, which are widely banned due to the harm they cause civilians. The Russian Defense Ministry said that Rostislav...
Lukashenko Claims Wagner Fighters Want to Go Into Poland
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko claimed on Sunday that members of the Wagner group who are in Belarus want to go into Poland, comments that come amid heightened tensions between Warsaw and Minsk. According to the Russian news agency TASS, Lukashenko told...